Scientists from Michigan State University have developed a way to detect forest fires by the movement of the trees in the wind. California, in particular, has seen challenges when it comes to forest fires. Also […]
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Multimillion Dollar Robot Butler; Could Become the Next Home Innovation
It may be a while before we have robotic human-like butlers cleaning our homes. However, a team of researchers and developers from Florida known as Team IHMC and their United States government Atlas robot (a […]
New Study Shows That Technology Is Destroying Human Memory
Over-relying on search engines and computers is weakening people’s memory. A new study shows that reliance on technology is the sole reason why many people today have short memories and have trouble recalling important information […]
Samsung Working On Super Vivid 3D Displays For Its Mobile Phones
Korea’s Electronic Times reported late this week that Samsung is pushing for the mobile industry to skip 4K high resolution displays and go straight to 11K ones, a significant performance increase over current display technology. […]
Car Windscreen Display Technology Not What It’s Cracked Up to Be Says University Study
Although appearing to be a great idea, having the speedometer displayed on a car’s windscreen is just plain dangerous, according to a University of Toronto study. The windscreen technology is known Heads Up Displays (HUD). […]
“Sexting,” “Crowdfunding” and “Photobomb” Added To Oxford English Dictionary
“Sexting,” “crowdfunding” and “photobomb” have been officially recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary recently added 500 words to the official English Lexicon, according to its quarterly update today, including “crowdfund,” “twitterati,” […]
New Facebook App Immediately Banned In Europe Over Privacy Issues
The world’s media gave Facebook’s latest app release on Monday the fluffiest of coverage but missed one key thing: Moments, the new photo sharing app, won’t be coming to Europe any time soon. The creepy […]
New Transparent Displays Pave The Way For Virtual Fitting Rooms
Thanks to Samsung, retailers may have a new tool in their fight against online shopping. The company launched a new line of mirrored and transparent OLED displays this week, that will function as “virtual fitting […]
Rise Of The Chinese Tech Titans Continues As Search Giant Baidu Announces Self Driving Car
Baidu, the Google of China, is literally working on its own versions of just about every core product Google has or has in the pipeline. It does search, it does maps and now its doing […]
Google Can Now Count The Calories Of Your Food Porn
Google continues to push hard into the realm of artificial intelligence, with its Google Now service increasingly offering predictive alerts based where you are and what you’re doing. Its latest project, yet to be released, […]